large-scale mobilization or positioning of forces. >> reporter: the young untested kim jong-un is trying to ind intimidate his neighbors. the u.s. responded with a show of force sending b-2 bombers to reassure its allies. >> we believe this is reducing the chance of miscalculation and provocati provocation. >> reporter: the military takes these seriously but the top military commander told abc news that the u.s. is being careful not to overreact and risk escalating this conflict into war. >> we thank you. major developments now on the national debate over gun control. the nra is expected to unveil its plan to place armed guards in schools later today. called the national school shield program, it comes in response to the newtown massacre. spurred by that tragedy lawmakers in connecticut are set to pass one of the toughest gun laws in the nation tomorrow. the deal includes a ban on new high-capacity magazines like the

ones used in newtown. >> prosecutors are ramping up their security after the murder of a district attorney there. hundreds on the scene promising to find his killer. pierre thomas reports. >> reporter: throughout texas fear and signs of tighter security. the kaufman county courthouse employees being walked in by armed guard. no prosecutions here, the district attorney's office is closed after the city's top prosecutor and his wife were murdered in cold blood saturday. they were shot multiple times with an assault rifle after an unknown gunman broke into their home. >> i would be less than honest if i told you i was not worried. >> reporter: kaufman district attorney mike mclelland's murder came only months after mike hasse was executed by two masked gunman. at the time, mclelland vowed his deputy's killer would be caught. >> we're going to find you. we're going to pull you out of

whatever hole you're in. >> reporter: now mclelland has been murdered and prosecutors across the state are on alert some with 'round-the-clock police protection. >> obviously we're under attack. >> reporter: one prosecutor talked about warning from his wife when he left for work. >> she told me be careful. told me she loved me. i told her to be careful as well. so we will be probably calling one another quite a bit during the day. >> reporter: police are going through the prosecutor's cases trying to figure out who would want them dead. there are prime candidates. >> this, i think, is a clear concern to individuals who are in public life, particularly those who deal with some very mean and vicious individuals whether they're white supremacy groups or drug cartels we have. >> reporter: the kaufman district attorney's office recently prosecuted members of the aryan brotherhood of texas. investigators want to know if the gang was out for revenge. but there is a long list of potential suspects.

so many unanswered questions. as one prosecutor told us "it is way too early to jump to any conclusion." pierre thomas, abc new, kaufman, texas. >> they're trying to determine if the murders in texas are linked to the killing of colorado's prison chief and now court documents reveal the suspect in that case, evan ebel, was released from prison four years early because of a clerical error. ebel was also a suspect in the murder of a pizza delivery man. nathan leon whose widow says the apology won't bring her husband back. >> i'm a 30-year-old widow with two little 4-year-olds. did i have to go on the rest of my life explaining what happened to their dad. that this all could have been prevented. >> katherine leon says a press release sending condolences to her family is simply not enough. aurora theater shooting suspect james holmes will face the death penalty if convicted. prosecutors in colorado say in this case, justice demands the ultimate punishment. they turned down an offer by

holmes to plead guilty. the defense says they won't be ready till early next year. court employees are due in court in a massive cheating scandal. a former superintendent as well as teachers, principals and test coordinators face charges in the scheme to change students' scores on high stakes federal tests. prosecutors say they wanted to make their schools look better and to earn performance bonuses. time for the weather across the nation right now. some severe weather is again a threat in western texas with hail, gusty winds and even another tornado or two. areas around the great lakes could see snow with syracuse picking up 3 inches. a few showers for south florida. >> won't feel much like april in the east or the upper midwest with temperatures ten degrees colder than usual but it's nice and warm across the gulf coast with new orleans near 80, denver in the 40s with some rain. >> all right, coming up, the latest on kevin ware and his march madness leg injury seen

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a federal judge has ruled the city of stockton, california, can now become the largest american city to enter bankruptcy. the city says its budget and services have been cut to the bone, and bankruptcy is the only option. among its debts, $900 million in pension payments. the case could set a precedent for other struggling cities by determining which debts are paid and in what order. it's a big day for ford and general motors. the auto giants are expected to release u.s. sales figures

showing march was their best month in six years. overall, it looks to be their fifth consecutive month with an annual sales rate of more than 15 million vehicles. and walmart is offering major new discounts on gasoline. the price of a gallon of gas is being cut 15 cents for customers who pay with a walmart money card or a credit card and 10 cents for those who pay with a walmart gift card. the offer is good in 21 states until july. the company is hoping cheaper gas motivates people to shop more. an appeals court has given the go ahead to a start-up called aereo company that allows retransmission of tv signals through its website and app. now, major broadcasters had sued for copyright infringement. aereo sidesteps the law by allowing subscribers to rent an individual tv antenna at its warehouse. now, the company plans a major expansion. now that it's april 2nd, a little disclaimer here. it turns out that sony has not put out a line of pet products for pets called animalia. huh?

the virgin has -- and virgin has not launched the world's first glass bottom plane, although that would be pretty cool, and tic tac's new pizza flavored mints, they just don't exist. they're all products of the manufacturers april fools' imagination. >> although those tic tacs should exist. they sound pretty good. pepperoni. >> tiny little tic tac. there you go. next on tuesday, michael jackson's family going to head to court today in their search for justice. could his kids actually take the stand? and the moment seen around the world. we're learning more about this really special boy. i have what science calls the nightly stuffy nose thing. i can't breathe, so i can't sleep. and the next day i pay for it. i tried decongestants... i tossed and turned... i even vaporized. and then i fought back with drug-free breathe right.

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and italian polish sausages run the relay all the way to miller park and it's not so easy. >> i love that stuff. >> yeah, these costumes are seven feet high. which is your favorite? >> maybe the chorizo and polish sausage. how about yourself. >> i like the bratwurst. >> let's take a look at road congresss. lake-effect snow and a few showers along i-75 in south florida. >> flying, expect some airport delays in dallas and houston. louisville's kevin ware is on the mend. he's up and walking on crutches after surgery to repair that horrible leg injury. coaches and teammates have visited him to show off the regional trophy they won. >> doctors speculate that a stress fracture or some other bone weakness led to this break but he could return to louisville today and travel with the team for this weekend's final four game. >> oh, wouldn't that be great if he's on the sidelines cheering

them on. jury selection begins in the michael jackson wrongful death suit. the jackson family blames tour promoter aeg for hiring dr. conrad murray. murray is in prison for giving the pop star an overdose of propof propofol. among those to testify, his two oldest children. here's brandi hitt. >> reporter: paris and prince are expected to be the two star witnesses that will ship their family's direction in a new direction taking aeg to trial today. aeg sponsored his comeback concert tour. his mother and his children claim aeg hired and supervised dr. conrad murray. he was sentenced to four years in prison on involuntary manslaughter charges. >> four years is not enough for someone's life. >> reporter: family members claim michael jackson was under pressure to get ready for his concert when he was not physically able. >> this is really a phase two of

the conrad murray case. the question is really was he working for aeg, or was he michael jackson's personal physician? if he was michael jackson's personal physician, then it's possible that aeg is off the hook. >> reporter: paris and prince may be called to testify about their father's final days in the emotional side of a case that is all about money. another star witness may be the pop star prince. aeg also once served as his concert promoter, and there's word that jackson's mother's legal team requested his testimony. john and diana. >> thank you very much. we're learning more about a remarkable moment from easter sunday at the vatican. you may have seen this. pope benedict kissing a boy with cerebral palsy. turns out the 8-year-old is from rhode island. dominic's dad is a biblical professor spending a semester in rome and his mom describes him as a people person and there was clearly the arm wrapped around the pope there. a woman in the crowd nearby told

christiana, your son is here to show people how to love. great picture. >> wow. well, the thief you're about to see should have planned a better getaway. nabbed a woman's pocketbook and escaped through the wrong side of a plate glass window then the sliding door opens gently. he plays there for awhile before a man rushes to his aid. they order all the bystanders to get away and then the two of them get away in a stolen car. if you know these guys -- >> that was some hit. >> if you know these guys, call the police. >> man, oh, man. time for sports. espn has highlights from baseball's opening day. welcome in to your "sportscenter" update. i'm dario melendez. opening day in baseball was on monday and we start out west with the defending champs, the giants taking on the dodgers, magic johnson thinks he's going to throw out the first pitch. don mattingly says, i'm going to go to my bull pen. they bring in sandy koufax. from one great lefty to another, kershaw dealing in this game here.

gets buster posey taking a picture. than crawford playing in the dirt. kershaw, 9 innings pitched. seven ks in this one and getting it done at the plate. no home runs in his career, well, that changed in eighth. taking george kontos for a ride to deep center putting up the dodgers, 1-0. that's all they would need because kershaw -- gets pablo sandoval to ground out. nine shutout innings for kershaw as the dodgers win it, 4-0. n.l. east, the nats. popular pick to win the n.l. those two guys, harper and stephen strasburg. strasburg gets placido polanco to ground out. zimmerman laying out and positioning, great. strasburg. at one point retired 19 straight batters between the first and seventh innings. harper, off to a great day. first at-bat of the season taking ricky nolasco to right. 1-0, nationals. and then later harper, his

second at-bat, same result. deep to right, two homers in the game for harper. the nationals go on to win it, 2-0, and that is your "sportscenter" update. i'm dario melendez. have a great day. >> all right, thanks, dario. and coming up next here, we talk with the easter bunny as he explains his infamous run-in with the california highway patrol. >> and air ball. the president could have used a little assist. all right. he got the rim on that one. it was a rough day on the white house hard court. we'll tell you about it. kids... they'll tell you exactly what they're thinking... especially my niece. the moment she pointed out my moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis... well, it was really embarrassing. so i had a serious talk with my dermatologist. this time, she prescribed humira-adalimumab. humira helps to clear the surface of my skin

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happens to me in my driveway sometimes. >> surrounded by kids, expecting a lot from you. >> a little rotation on the ball. a good shot. >> he was nervous. >> hit that one, a little t two-footer. the white house got in on april fools' spirit posting this message on the president's website. >> it wasn't the president. >> yes. >> looks like you're expecting somebody else. april fools' on all y'all. >> all y'all. >> all y'all. >> that is of course kid president, our absolute favorite youtube sensation. he says it is everybody's duty to give the world a reason to dance. his videos are, of course, full of sage advice and plenty of out-takes. >> i think i'm stuck. i don't know what this is doing. it's kind of like an i pad and just showing up the white house ant wanting me to click it, so i am. oh, how do you dim these lights? >> he is so cute. >> how is he that cute?

i don't know how he hasn't been smooshed -- >> can read the phone book and still be cute. >> still adorable. follow-up about our story of a motorcycling easter bunny pulled over by the california highway patrol for not wearing a helmet. >> can't do that. he wanted to explain and told our san diego station he was wearing a helmet but it wasn't properly attached. he did not get a ticket. he said he agreed with police on the road safety always should come first. maybe bribed him with a chocolate bunny or something. >> had to get to a charity event and the cop let him off. no problem there. >> hard to see, you know, out of bunny eyes -- i'll leave it at that. not their short-term agenda. [ woman ] if you have the nerve to believe that cookie cutters should be for cookies, not your investment strategy. if you believe in the sheer brilliance of a simple explanation. [ male announcer ] join the nearly 7 million investors who think like you do: face time and think time make a difference.

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>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone, i am katie marzullo here for kristen sze. >> we are glad to see you this morning. >> thank you. >> glad to see you, as well, so we will get you out the door this morning.

and now the forecast. mike? >> much easier to get up not knowing, or, rather, knowing you are not driving through wet weather. live doppler 7 hd shows a little bit of fog but wide-spread and the reporting station are not finding it. it will increase as we head through the morning. temperatures are mild in alameda at 53 and richmond is 52 and same in redwood city and everyone else is in the mid-40's to upper 40's. it is a little bit cooler than this time yesterday. now, breaking down this afternoon, high clouds, sunshine, low-to-upper 60's around the bay and mid-60's inland and upper 50's and near 60 at the coast. now the morning commute. leyla gulen? >> good morning, we do not have too much in the way of accidents with an early wreck on 101 but that is cleared. we are looking outside and here is a picture of 87 at the off-ramp in san jose with a beautiful day moving in the northbound direction. we do have some construction and

a little best fog. in san rafael the orange part indicates where the fog could affect the commute. southbound 101 to the tunnel we have at least two lanes blocked until 6:00 a.m. >> 4:29. we have developing news from the south bays the man accused of driving his cars through the doors of a san jose walmart and attacking people will appear in court today. we live at walmart with more. sue? >> good morning. there is still, this morning, no motive as to why the suspect drove through the front doors of the walmart here in san jose. police are still working to try and get some of the answers. police do say that the man that drove his red oldsmobile cutlass into the front of a walmart store in san jose on sunday is 33-year-old hamid zaid. he now will face a number of charges including assault with a

deadly weapon and being under the influence of drugs. he will be arraigned later today. police say he tore through a walmart parking lot and circling the parking lot and hitting cars and plowing into the front car where customers say he jumped out and started attacking people with a blunt object including hurting a tore cashier, hitting him on the head and customers jumped in to help to try and hold him down until police could arrive. officers say at least up until now getting information from the suspect has not been easy. >> he was uncooperative yesterday as well as under the influence so until we can actually talk to him and he is will to discuss what happened and what his state of mind is, we will not know any of that information until later. >> police still work to continue to tie to get the answers they have said again and again, officers have said, the real

heroes here were the customers inside the walmart store. this is cell phone video of the customers holding zaid down to keep him from hurting anyone else. some officers say people used belts off their pants to try and tie his legs together in order to hold him down before officers could arrive. again, the very latest on this is that hamid zaid will be arraigned later today in a santa clara county courtroom. >> 4:31. a cab driver is under arrest and being investigated for possible d.w.i. he ran his vehicle off the road in burlingame on southbound 101 near millbrae at 1:30 this morning. c.h.p. cleared the scene a few minutes ago. the cab cut across all lanes and went down a ditch on the other side of the road. firefighters checked the driver out at the scene and took him into